Britain needs a First Amendment
Well, if they’re arresting comedians, at least Nish Kumar is safe. Graham Linehan, not so much. The British like to…
The West can only see Palestinians as victims
Belgium will become the latest western country to recognise a Palestinian state. Its foreign minister Maxime Prevot cited ‘the violence…
Farage, flags and the forgotten English
The flag-raisings in towns and cities across the country are an inevitable consequence of elites’ seeming preference for every flag…
Ed Davey should stick to his silly stunts – not lecture us on Gaza
Ed Davey’s got this Middle East business figured out. The Liberal Democrat leader has tweeted — because, honestly, what else…
Kate Forbes showed real bravery
There is a certain worldly cynicism aroused by the announcement that a politician is stepping down to spend more time…
There is no escaping politics with Palestine
Foreign relations are among the most political functions of a government. Ministers favour or disfavour other states based on calculations…
Israel should make its own statehood claims
Britain intends to follow France, and now Canada, in recognising a Palestinian state in September. I’ve already set out the…
Do Donald Trump’s fans like South Park or not?
Eric Cartman, the antihero of South Park, is a disgusting bigot who mocks disabled people, demeans women and says hateful…
The problems with a state of Palestine
France intends to recognise a state of Palestine at the United Nations, which I’m sure will be followed by UK…
It’s time to overthrow the lanyardocracy
The trials of Sandie Peggie are a parable of where power lies in a country when lies are power. Peggie is…
What was missing from the 7/7 commemorations
Something was scarce, if not absent, in the commemorations of the 7/7 Islamist attacks yesterday, and that is the fact…
Rachel Reeves, Winston Churchill and a short history of crying in politics
The scenes of a tearful Rachel Reeves are all anyone is likely to remember from yesterday’s Prime Minister’s Questions. The…
Being a Christian isn’t easy
Spare a thought for Chris Coghlan, who has learned to his horror that not only is the Pope a Catholic,…
Nigel Farage and George Galloway share a common problem
A more gracious person would refrain from saying, ‘I told you so’, but I’m not a gracious person. So, as George…
Trump is making the world a safer place
Strength works. It’s a foreign policy lesson that sounds too simple to be true and too unequivocal to be wise,…
Stephen Fry could do with a lesson in ‘radicalisation’
Stephen Fry has accused J.K. Rowling of being ‘inflammatory and contemptuous’, ‘mocking’ and adding to ‘a terribly distressing time for…
How the SNP wrecked Scottish education
A small but not insignificant morsel of data on the state of education after 18 years of the SNP running…
Why is the US so reluctant to fight Iran?
MAGA (Make America Great Again) isolationists all agree: the United States must not be drawn into the Israel-Iran war. Donald…
Israel’s Iran attack has done the West a favour
Israel’s overnight strikes on the Islamic Republic of Iran represent the initial salvo of what Jerusalem is calling Operation Rising…
SNP plotters should think twice before moving against John Swinney
For those who feel Scottish politics has become a little dull of late, fear not: a rebel faction within the…
How has the media wronged Nadiya Hussain?
Nadiya Hussain’s recipes have become staples in households across the country and acquired for the TV presenter and cookery writer…
Is Reform a right-wing party?
If the problem with Labour is that it believes in nothing, the problem with Reform is that it believes in…
Scottish voters are tired of devolution
For some time now, I’ve been documenting a growing devoscepticism in Scotland, only to be assured, variously, that voters are…
Hamilton is just the beginning for Reform in Scotland
In less than 72 hours, the polls will open in Hamilton, Larkhall and Stonehouse for a Scottish by-election like no…
Is Reform trying to race-bait Scottish Labour’s leader?
Nigel Farage’s party is taking heat for a Meta ad it has run as part of the Hamilton, Larkhall & Stonehouse by-election.…
